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Social Science Data Analysis (especially Dyadic, Mediation, SEM; davidakenny.net) and My Twisted Take on Political & Cultural Topics; Reposts Are Not Necessarily Endorsements
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Arising out of discussions in @csi-research.bsky.social we conducted a Registered Report replicating Triplett’s (1898) experiment with over 400 children, showing children completed the task faster when paired with a coactor, compared to competing the task alone rdcu.be/eQwAE 1/3
A replication of Triplett’s ‘social facilitation experiment’
Scientific Reports - A replication of Triplett’s ‘social facilitation experiment’
rdcu.be
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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November 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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* We should not rely on meta-analysis or Cochrane to take out bad papers, publishers should do this - do better screening before they get published.
* Some Cochrane reviews still contain works from authors in the top 10 of the Retraction Watch Leaderboard.
#IRICSydney
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Very useful table of insufficient examples vs. best-practices for statistical reporting!

Will definitely point some of my colleagues to it! 📈
November 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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November 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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IRT often feels like one hot fever dream where everybody tries to hide the fact that it's just a nonlinear factor model. I had friends who weren't trained in it who essentially picked up that it had magic properties that factor models don't.
November 8, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Can reading one article change your belief in free will? New studies say maybe—but the effect doesn’t last. Our beliefs might be more resilient than they seem

New work by @olivergenschow.bsky.social
@protzko.bsky.social @sebraem.bsky.social 💡
a man pointing to a sign that says believe
ALT: a man pointing to a sign that says believe
media.tenor.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Just when you were getting used to the term preregistration... New paper at AMPPS calling for improved terminology in the field and better alignment with TOP 2025 . journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
November 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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This is how not to. Cutting off communications with universities, the places where you are most likely to find beleaguered allies
November 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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The academic job market is doing something very good:

A lot of searches are *NO* longer asking for reference letters until applicants make the short list.

This makes is easier to apply for jobs, reduces the letter writing load for faculty, and makes the review process easier for committee members.
Dear academics

We could dramatically reduce our administrative workload if we all just agreed not to ask for reference letters until we made our list of finalists.

This is massive collective action problem has already been solved by…

*checks notes*

…every other industry on earth.
Who is for abolishing grad app letters of rec at the point of application? Would it be so bad if letters were requested AFTER candidates were shortlisted? If we do this at UCSD who will join us?
November 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Cool new post-doctoral position in my lab on the area of human social chemosignaling. What role does odor and olfaction play in shaping social behavior?

(Here also is a 10-minute video about this new line of work in the Human Nature Lab: humannaturelab.net/making-of/so... .)

Please share.
Yale University, Sociology - Human Nature Lab
Job #AJO30989, Postdoctoral Associate Position in Biosocial Science, Sociology - Human Nature Lab, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, US
academicjobsonline.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Looks like more interesting work on Confederate monuments.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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#Halloween is officially here. Many of us will be enjoying parties, trick or treating and festive decorations! While you enjoy your pumpkins, whether you eat, carve, or paint them, keep the farm workers that picked them in mind! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃 👻 #WeFeedyou
October 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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This is such a nice contrast to Mike Johnson's unctuous ignorance act.
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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A student nicely pointed out that the correlated uniquenesses model I showed looked like Darth Vader's helmet.

Also had fun discussions about how experimental treatments could be manipulating attitudes related to response tendencies effects rather than trait, so ATEs are method effects.
October 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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How can we start to get closer to true generalizability in the human sciences?

A talk I gave at the wonderful BTSCon suggests the first steps!

Excited to start this journey with the @psysciacc.bsky.social

Preprint with more details coming soon

#meta #psych #phdsky

m.youtube.com/watch?v=7mk4...
2025 BTSCON: How to Randomly Sample the Globe-a first Step
YouTube video by Big Team Science Conference
m.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
According to article linked below, the "monetary equivalent value" of publishing a paper in Psychological Bulletin is about $131,000.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33574958/
October 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I was in discussion with students and I mentioned to them that editors of APA & APS journals are paid. The students were surprised. I then did a web search to find the compensation rate and it appears that it is not disclosed. I agree editors should be paid, but the amount should be disclosed.
October 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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📢POSTDOC POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT📢

@nourkteily.bsky.social & I are recruiting a postdoc in the #LitowitzCenter for Enlightened Disagreement. We seek research excellence regarding navigating conflict.

Application deadline: Nov. 17.

Salary: ~$80k.

facultyrecruiting.northwestern.edu/apply/MjQzNw==
Northwestern Faculty Search -
facultyrecruiting.northwestern.edu
October 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Please apply to postdoc with us at Northwestern/Kellogg. This position in the Dispute Resolution Research Center is a terrific opportunity.
Apply for the @drrc-kellogg.bsky.social Dispute Resolution Research Center Postdoctoral Fellowship at @kelloggschoolnu.bsky.social Northwestern Kellogg! Advance research on conflict & cooperation with top scholars and join a powerful alumni network. Deadline soon: Nov 1
🔗 tinyurl.com/drrcpostdoc2...
Postdoctoral fellow information
tinyurl.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM